Mike Clay of ESPN went through and gave his record prediction for the Buffalo Bills, as well as some player statistic projections for 2017.
This is a time when speculation is at an all-time high as most teams sit with their maximum 90 players on the roster waiting for training camp to arrive. Although not too many people are speculating too far into the season, ESPN’s Mike Clay has already speculated on the entire season ahead for the Buffalo Bills.
That includes game-by-game predictions, individual season stats for key players and even how the team’s position groups will stack up against the rest of the league. And he did it all in one tweet.
When I say one tweet, I mean literally:
2017 Buffalo Bills game-by-game predictions, player projections and unit grades: pic.twitter.com/pfbROd51FW
— Mike Clay (@MikeClayNFL) May 24, 2017
That’s a lot of information, right? Luckily, I’m here to break it all down for you.
First, let’s look at the game-by-game predictions — which has the Buffalo Bills finishing with a 5-10-1 record in Sean McDermott’s first season as a head coach:
Week 1: 27-19 victory vs. Jets (72% win probability)
Week 2: 21-26 loss vs. Panthers (37% win probability)
Week 3: 22-21 victory vs. Broncos (52% win probability)
Week 4: 23-32 loss vs. Falcons (23% win probability)
Week 5: 21-25 loss vs. Bengals (36% win probability)
Week 6: Bye Week
Week 7: 24-24 tie vs. Buccaneers (50% win probability)
Week 8: 24-26 loss vs. Raiders (45% win probability)
Week 9: 25-20 victory vs. Jets (65% win probability)
Week 10: 26-28 loss vs. Saints (43% win probability)
Week 11: 22-27 loss vs. Chargers (34% win probability)
Week 12: 21-24 loss vs. Chiefs (40% win probability)
Week 13: 23-30 loss vs. Patriots (29% win probability)
Week 14: 27-26 victory vs. Colts (52% win probability)
Week 15: 25-23 victory vs. Dolphins (55% win probability)
Week 16: 21-33 loss vs. Patriots (17% win probability)
Week 17: 23-25 loss vs. Dolphins (43% win probability)
To recap, Mike Clay of ESPN has the Buffalo Bills finishing 5-10-1 next season. He has them going 3-3 vs. the AFC East, including a sweep of the Jets. A four-game losing streak will hit Weeks 10-13, which would put most of the Bills’ chances at the playoffs to rest.
A 2-game winning streak will follow to bring hope, but a two-game losing streak to end the season will put it to rest.
The only two games on the schedule that have more than 60% win probability are the two vs. the Jets.
Let’s move on to the player projections that he listed.